Rio Takeda shoots blistering round at Blue Bay to win second LPGA title
Japanese golfer Rio Takeda picked up her second win on the LPGA Tour, cruising to a six-shot victory at the Blue Bay LPGA tournament in China; next up is the 2025 Ford Women's NSW Open, live on Sky Sports Golf from March 22
Sunday 9 March 2025 14:49, UK
Rio Takeda shot a blistering final round to win the Blue Bay tournament by six shots ahead of Minjee Lee and claim her second LPGA Tour title.
Takeda, 21, finished on 17-under overall at the Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course on Hainan Island after opening with rounds of 69-69-69 before carding eight-under 64.
Takeda won her first LPGA title four months ago, taking the Toto Japan Classic in a six-hole playoff.
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Lee closed with a 67 with Japanese Ayaka Furue a further shot back after a 68 to finish on 10-under.
Jeeno Thitikul, the No 2-ranked player, closed with a disappointing 74 and was 13 strokes off the pace. She finished on four-under.
Three other Japanese claimed top-10 finishes, with Mao Saigo tying for fifth at six-under and Miyu Yamashita and Nasa Hataoka sharing eighth a shot further back.
Watch the LPGA Tour live on Sky Sports, as the season continues with the 2025 Ford Women's NSW Open, on Sky Sports Golf from midnight on March 22. Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW.
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